Splatter Goblin
Creature — Phyrexian Goblin
When this creature dies, target creature an opponent controls gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Dominaria United
- Price
- $0.08
- EDHREC rank
- #24736
Splatter Goblin trades a tapped Goblin for a tapped Goblin — a one-for-one tempo wash that leaves your board exactly where it started. The ward cost makes it a passable roadblock in dedicated Goblin decks, but it does nothing proactive and nothing to advance a board state.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Splatter Goblin is bulk filler in every format it's legal in. In Commander, Goblin tribal decks have access to far stronger three-drops — Goblin Matron, Goblin Recruiter, and Goblin Chieftain all do more work for the slot. In Pauper, the common designation is the only context where Splatter Goblin might see fringe play, but even there the competition at three mana is steep enough to leave it on the shelf. Competitive formats like Modern and Legacy simply have no interest in a 2/2 with no immediate board impact.
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Price Context
Current price
$0.08 bulk tier
At $0.08, Splatter Goblin is deep bulk — the kind of card that comes in a precon and goes straight into the trade binder. There's no pressure or scarcity keeping that price from going lower, and no demand keeping it from staying where it is.
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Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.